Five movies this week. I feel decadent. But the movies were all mostly good, and it was a good mix of English, Hindi, and Tamil. While Aruvi was unexpectedly disappointing, Qarib Qarib Singlle was unexpectedly good. Here’s a brief roundup. Coco (English) Coco was a surprise watch this week and I am glad I got to...
I am on a catch-up-on-Oscar-nominations spree! The last weekend I saw two of the movies from the Oscar nominations list. Here are my very brief thoughts on both. The Shape of Water The Shape of Water maybe tired storytelling in terms of its theme – boy/girl who falls in love with monster stands to meet...
I have always been attracted to Japanese animations. Not the dark, weird manga movies (sorry manga fans!) where teenagers are Soul Reapers, search for ways to bring their dead mother back to life or gains powers to kill people if he knows their faces or names. I love the Studio Ghibli type of movies where...
Ever been to a glass factory? I have. But so long ago that I only have vague memories veiled in the mists of time. A few days back, I chanced upon this magical short documentary, simply named “Glass.” It is a ten-minute window into the contrasting processes of manufacturing hand made crystal at the Royal...
What happens to you when you fight in a war? Yes, depression, PTSD, difficulty being a “normal” person. We have seen all of this portrayed in movies. But what happens to your family, and the life you had before you left? That’s what “The Best Years of Our Lives” shows us. Made in 1946, while...
I watched the Chinese movie “Mountains May Depart” (山河故人) as part of the ADIFF 2016. Jia Zhangke’s sweeping drama is set in China and Australia and takes place in three parts. It begins in 1999 with a group of people dancing to “Go West” by the Pet Shop Boys, a song that resurfaces more than...
This weekend I saw a Malayalam movie called “Pathemari” or The Dhow in English. Centered on the Gulf rush of the 70’s and 80’s when Malayalees would give anything to find a job in the Middle East, the movie has
